Sectional shield for clotheslines



P 1, 1953 J. KLEIN 2,650,716

SECTIONAL SHIELD FOR CLOTHESLINES Filed Sept. '22, 1949 g; g r" IN VEN TOR. l/OHAN/V K 1. E//\/ A T TORNEX Patented Sept. 1, 1953 UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE SECTIONAL SHIELD FOR CLOTHESLINES Johann Klein, Brooklyn, N. Y.

Application September 22, 1949, Serial No. 117,221

1 This invention relates to a single wire clothes line. More particularly the invention relates to a substitute for the pulley line commonly used for hanging out clothes. Furtherthe invention provides a means for hanging out clothes which is safe, economical and efficient to use and inexpensive to manufacture and install.

It is an object of the invention to provide a new and novel means for hanging clothes. It is also an object to provide a clothes hanging means which protects the clothes and prevents same from becoming fouled or soiled. It is a further object to provide a clothes hanging means which reduces the time and labor involved. Further objects and the advantages of the invention will be obvious and appreciated as the specification is read and reference is had to the drawings herewith, in which:

Fig. 1 is a perspective view showing an embodiment of the invention.

Fig. 2 is a side elevation of a pair of interconnected slide bars which form a part of the invention.

Fig. 3 is a bottom view of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a cross section on the vertical line 44 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 5 is a vertical section on the line 5-5 in Fig. 2.

Fig. 6 is a front elevation of the wire carrying window bracket.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of Fig. 6.

Fig. 8 is a perspective view of a shield which may be employed for covering the spring or other interlocking means.

In the drawings a window 9 having a side frame ID has secured thereto a bracket ll provided with a groove l2 in the upper face of the arm l3. A clothes pole I4 is provided with a hook or eye I5 to which a wire I6 is attached. This wire I6 is drawn taut through the groove i2 and made secure in any suitable manner at ll. Elongated U formed members l8 having suitable, easily attachable and detachable, interconnecting means l9 serve to couple said members so that in use a member may be placed upon the wire, from the window and pushed outwardly therefrom. Other members may be connected thereto to form a flexible train which may extend for the full length of the wire I6. Preferably a light rope or cord is attached to the first member or slide by means of the eye 2!], the cord 2|, so attached is preferably threaded through each of the eyes 20 carried by each succeeding member or slide in use, the free end of said cord 21 terminating inside the window 9. Accordingly, the several slides are strung on the wire and se- 2 Claims; (Cl. 211-11918) 2 cured one to the other by any suitable coupling means, as many slides being employed as may be necessary to accommodate the size of the Wash, the individual clothes being secured to the slide members by clothes pins 22 as shown in Fig. 1. The slide members l8 may be kept in a basket or box in the house until such time as they are to be used from which the slide members will be taken out, one at a time, placed upon the wire and link-ed together, if more than one is to be used, the clothes being pinned thereon and the member moved forward upon the wire. As already stated, all of the slides are strung upon a cord which is never removed from the eye 20 carried by each slide, the cord serving as a precaution against the loss of any of the slide members, as will be understood. As one means for coupling the slide members I 8 each of same may be equipped on one end with a U formed male member [9 into which the forward end of another slide member may fit. A pin 23 passing through the member [9 and through a hole 24 in the forward portion of the joining member will serve to connect the members. A suitable detent spring 25 may serve to retain the pin in place. The pin 23 may be attached to the member 18 by a suitable chain 26, to prevent its loss. Element 2'! shown in Fig. 8, is a shield of any suitable form which may be employed to cover the means for coupling the slides together so as to prevent the clothes from becoming fouled thereby. Thus, shielding member 21 may be placed against the side of member IS with the upper and lower flanges 28 and '29 horizontal and located above and below spring 25 and secured to member I9 by screws or any other means known in the art. Then, again, as seen in Figures 4 and 5, the member l8 may be provided at the bottom of one side with an inwardly directed hook portion 30 that serves to retain the shield member I8 captive upon a heavy line or cable of sufficient cross section to equal the width of the space between the side walls of member It. When assembling members 18, one after another upon such a heavy line, each member is first forced down over the line past hook 3!! while momentarily expanding the walls to allow the hook to pass the line, after which the member will in each case remain captive upon this line and not drop off, no matter what position the member assumes before it is definitely connected to the next member in the series. All parts of the equipment employed should be constructed from materials that are rust proof and which will not damage the clothes.

From the above it will be seen that I provide a practical and eflicient means for hanging out clothes that has many useful advantages over the usual means wherein a pulley line is used. It will be seen that most of the assembling, that is the placing of the clothes on the slide members can be done safely indoors, the slides then being placed upon the wire and pushed outwardly which is of particular importance in cold weather.

Having illustrated and described a preferred embodiment of my invention I desire it to be understood that certain changes and modifications may be made in the structural details without departing from the spirit of the invention as contemplated by the claims forming a part of this application. a 1

I claim:

1. A sectional shield for clothesline, including a plurality of shields capable of being mounted slidably upon the clothesline, each shield comprising an elongated member of- U-shaped cross section adapted, to rest upon the line with the limbs depending therefrom, aninterconnecting U-shaped member fixed upon'the end portion of each elongated member and projecting longitudinally therefrom in efiective position to receive the end of the next shield in the invertedseries, the projecting end of the interconnecting member and the end of the next shield fitting into the same having transverse holes registering when said shield and interconnecting member are fitted together, and a transverse pin removably extending through the holes in said shield and interconnecting member to retain the same in assembled and connected relation upon said clothesline.

2. A sectional shield for a clothesline according to claim 1, including a detent spring secured at one end thereof upon each interconnecting member and normally retaining the pin in place in the holes in each interconnecting member and the corresponding end of each next adjacent shieldin the series.

JOHANN KLEIN.

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